323.11 Declaration by local government. The governing body of any local unit of government may declare, by ordinance or resolution, an emergency existing within the local unit of government whenever conditions arise by reason of a riot or civil commotion, a disaster, or an imminent threat of a disaster, that impairs transportation, food or fuel supplies, medical care, fire, health or police protection, or other critical systems of the local unit of government. The period of the emergency shall be limited by the ordinance or resolution to the time during which the emergency conditions exist or are likely to exist.
History: 2009 a. 42 s. 233; Stats. 2009 s. 323.11.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 323 - Emergency management.
323.01 - Declaration of policy.
323.10 - Declaration by governor.
323.11 - Declaration by local government.
323.12 - Governor; duties and powers; out-of-state assistance.
323.13 - Adjutant general; duties and powers.
323.14 - Local government; duties and powers.
323.15 - Heads of emergency management; duties and powers.
323.16 - Powers of law enforcement officers.
323.17 - State traffic patrol officers and conservation wardens.
323.18 - State agency volunteers.
323.19 - State official authority to grant variances to statutes and rules for a disaster.
323.20 - Emergency use of vehicles.
323.24 - Prohibition against restricting firearms or ammunition during emergency.
323.25 - Personnel restrictions.
323.26 - Electronic communications.
323.29 - Statewide public safety interoperable communication system.
323.2911 - Public employee health insurance coverage.
323.2912 - Suspension of limited term appointment hours.
323.2913 - Use of annual leave during probationary period by state employee.
323.2915 - State civil service grievance procedures.
323.30 - Federal disaster assistance.
323.31 - State disaster assistance.
323.40 - Responsibility for worker's compensation.
323.41 - Liability of state or local unit of government.
323.42 - Reimbursement of local units of government.
323.45 - Providers of equipment and other items.
323.51 - Emergency seat of state government.
323.52 - Temporary locations of government for local units of government.
323.53 - Succession to office; state officers.
323.54 - Succession to office; local officers.
323.60 - Hazardous substances information and emergency planning.
323.61 - Emergency planning grants.
323.62 - Mobile field force grants.
323.70 - Hazardous substance emergency response.
323.71 - Local agency response and reimbursement.
323.72 - Urban search and rescue emergency response.
323.80 - Emergency management assistance compact.
323.81 - State and province emergency management assistance compact.